Keep Bailing

If you read this blog, you know that bail ethics is a hot button for me. My family has been in the bail bond industry since 1969. I’m extremely concerned about a growing trend that I believe has reached critical mass in our industry. Permit me to further explain the problem:

Let’s say, a defendant is arrested. During the booking process the defendant’s information is entered into various jail computer databases. Unscrupulous bail agents will then “hack” into computer databases to get the names of the defendant sometimes within minutes of the inmate being booked. Armed with the illegally obtained defendant’s name, jail location and date of birth, these unscrupulous bail agents will then utilize investigative techniques to gather information about those associated with the defendant. These bail agents begin to illegally Read more »

Three bail bond companies in Mobile, Alabama are under investigation for illegally accessing the County Sheriff’s Department website, according to a reporter at the Mobile Press-Register. The article by staff reporter Robert McClendon indicated that the Sheriff’s Department ran a sting after complaints were made by other bondsmen in the area. Read more »

Bail Bonds Are Surety Bonds: A Type of Insurance

When people hear that you’re a bail bondsman, they are always curious about the business. Last month, I blogged about what exactly is a bail bond. Once people understand that a bail bond is an insurance product, the next most obvious question is, “How is the underwriting of a bail bond different than the underwriting for typical insurance?” Comparing to an insurance you may have shopped for is probably the best way to understand the differences.

Let’s say, for example, you need fire insurance for your home, Read more »

Sherry Borzo of dsmBuzz recently interviewed me for her internet radio talk show, Entrepreneur People, on BlogTalkRadio. Sherry was interested in learning more about the bail bonds business. Take a listen and let me know how I did.

Sherry paid me some high compliments when she Read more »

A Lifetime of Experiences that Prepare Us

People often marvel that Greg and I work together. They want to know: how do you do that? I often think we aren’t different as working business partners from any husband and wife who go to different offices and have different careers. Any family can be an excellent example of spouses working together. Take Carmen and Noreen Trutanich. . .

I met the couple at the CBAA Annual Meeting and Noreen agreed to speak with me about how their family has balanced family, careers and now Nuch’s first-time political campaign. “It’s hard work, but I don’t mind the time and effort we’re all putting into the race because he’s the perfect person for the job,” Noreen told me. Read more »